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7. 2020 is now — With 2018 in the books, all attention turns towards the 2020 presidential elections. Every decision made by our new divided government will be seen through that lens. — The 2020 Senate map looks better for Democrats, with the exception of Alabama’s Doug Jones, but both parties hold two seats in […]

As Tuesday’s election results come in, watch Yellowhammer News’ Dale Jackson and Jeff Poor, who will be joined by Calhoun Community College’s Dr. Waymon Burke, offer news and analysis. Not only is control of Congress on the line, but a full slate of state offices as well. See video below.

The facially false, partisan "lies" about statewide Amendment Two have been backed by almost $1.5 million in out-of-state, dark money spending led...

While most will be watching what happens with the national politics and the fallout that is to come as the returns stream in, there are a handful of storylines here locally in Alabama. How Tuesday turns out in Alabama will provide data for future elections, including in 2020 when Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is […]

Alabama's political media went all in for Democrats, sad arguments, and liberal stances on constitutional amendments, their agenda is on the ballot

While Democrat control of the House is considered to be a major possibility by most predictors, generic balloting that was in the upper-teens is now back into single-digits.

The importance of voting down-ballot

Even though top-of-the-ticket contests dominate the headlines and turn the most heads, some of Alabama's most competitive and, in a few cases...

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the issue of illegal immigration a strong one for the president of the United States to close with for the 2018 midterms? — Who is to blame for the tone of our political debate, President […]

With only three days until Tuesday's general election, Alabama Media Group published a fear-mongering, dishonest article about Amendment Two ...

7. Alabama Media Group’s fake news masquerading as an important news story is a nakedly political ploy — The report claimed “hurdles” were put in place by the state of Alabama to keep African-American students from being able to vote. It also repeated claims that hundreds were disenfranchised in 2016. — Alabama Secretary of State […]

The truth about Amendment Three

While Amendment Three, which updates the composition of the University of Alabama System's Board of Trustees (BOT), has flown under the radar, it...

7. Democrat campaigns have been busted attempting to mislead people in Missouri, Tennessee, Arizona and now Florida  — An undercover video from James O’Keefe and Project Veritas exposed another Democrat campaign full of deception. Staffers for Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum let their guard down and told an undercover journalist the truth, saying, “Gillum is a […]

7. In Alabama, predators can still give out candy on Halloween, but don’t worry -scary Halloween stories are overblown — In some areas of the country, law enforcement is working to stop sex offenders from interacting with kids on Halloween. Alabama is not one of those places because it’s not illegal for them to participate. — There […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-Huntsville) told WVNN radio this morning that he believes the move by the President is one that is not only necessary, but he believes the President should be lauded for taking the step.

As the media whines about tone, over 50 percent say Trump has no responsibility for the bombing attempts and only 25 percent say he does

Lee Auman, running in the most pro-Trump district in the nation, is not running from his liberal views, but he is not hiding them either.

Third-quarter production numbers released last week show that Alabama's major metallurgical coal mines are booming, including both of Warrior Met Coal's...

Long before AL(dot)com, The Montgomery Advertiser, The Decatur Daily and all the other old legacy print newspapers in Alabama were trying their darnedest to force-feed a right-leaning readership a regular dose of uninteresting and poorly written liberal editorials and op-eds, The Anniston Star under the leadership of H. Brandt Ayers was setting the state’s gold […]

7. Most prognosticators believe Democrats are poised to take the House — A political betting site has Republicans keeping control — Nate Silver’s prediction site gives Democrats an 84.8 percent chance of winning the House and a less than one percent chance of picking up any net seats. — The betting odds site MyBookie.com favor Republicans keeping control of the […]

Mainstream media outlets across the country have been under scrutiny in recent years for perceived bias against conservatives, and Alabama based-news...

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — What impact will the mail bombs have on the midterms, if any? — Will Walt Maddox, his campaign and their media allies find something that damages the governor? — Are there any surprises in Alabama’s […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), through his leadership committee PAC, is working to defeat the Republican members of the U.S. House...

7. Montgomery County Schools joins Baldwin County in wanting to keep kids from transferring out of failing schools — The AEA wants to help — Board members passed the resolution by a 5-1 margin, asking lawmakers to repeal the Alabama Accountability Act, which the Alabama Education Association says has cost the district $5.8 million since 2013 […]

7. Two sentenced to prison in the scheme to stop the cleanup of an EPA Superfund site — Joel Gilbert, a former partner at Balch & Bingham, got five years in a federal prison for his conviction on six criminal charges. He also received two years of supervised release, 100 community service hours per year and was […]